Online Test — Structural Organisation in Animals
15 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 15
How many basic types of animal tissue are there?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Explanation: Epithelial, connective, muscular and neural — four tissues.
Question 2 of 15
Tissue that covers body surfaces and lines organs is:
Connective
Epithelial
Muscular
Neural
Explanation: Epithelial tissue covers surfaces and lines organs and cavities.
Question 3 of 15
The most abundant tissue, which links and supports other tissues, is:
Epithelial
Connective
Muscular
Neural
Explanation: Connective tissue is the most abundant; it links and supports.
Question 4 of 15
A ligament connects:
Muscle to bone
Bone to bone
Nerve to muscle
Skin to bone
Explanation: Ligaments join bone to bone; tendons join muscle to bone.
Question 5 of 15
Blood is classified as which type of tissue?
Epithelial
Fluid connective tissue
Muscular
Neural
Explanation: Blood is a fluid connective tissue that transports materials.
Question 6 of 15
Skeletal muscle is:
Unstriated and involuntary
Striated and voluntary
Striated and involuntary
Not contractile
Explanation: Skeletal (striated) muscle is voluntary.
Question 7 of 15
Neurons are the main cells of which tissue?
Connective
Muscular
Neural
Epithelial
Explanation: Neural tissue is made of neurons and glial cells.
Question 8 of 15
The earthworm belongs to phylum:
Arthropoda
Annelida
Mollusca
Chordata
Explanation: Earthworms are segmented annelids.
Question 9 of 15
The reproductive band on segments 14-16 of an earthworm is the:
Prostomium
Setae
Clitellum
Gizzard
Explanation: The clitellum is the glandular reproductive band.
Question 10 of 15
A cockroach has how many pairs of legs?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Explanation: Insects, including cockroaches, have three pairs of legs.
Question 11 of 15
The cockroach excretes using:
Kidneys
Malpighian tubules
Nephridia
Skin
Explanation: Cockroaches use Malpighian tubules for excretion.
Question 12 of 15
Cockroaches breathe through air tubes called:
Tracheae
Lungs
Gills
Skin
Explanation: Insects breathe through tracheae opening at spiracles.
Question 13 of 15
The frog is a:
Reptile
Cold-blooded amphibian
Mammal
Bird
Explanation: The frog is a cold-blooded amphibian.
Question 14 of 15
The frog's heart has:
Two chambers
Three chambers
Four chambers
One chamber
Explanation: Frogs have a three-chambered heart.
Question 15 of 15
Development in frogs passes through which larval stage?
Caterpillar
Tadpole
Nymph
Pupa
Explanation: Frogs develop through a tadpole larva that metamorphoses into the adult.